Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-02
WHOLEsAIE TRADE,

| i he wholesale trdillc OF om0na extends
| not only over the entire state of Nebraska
| and the western half of Iowa, but ranges
| also through the states and territories
west of the Rocky mountains, clear to
| the Pacific coast The iobbing trade of
| Omaha has more than kept pace with the
| rapid growth of this city and the region
| commercially tributary to it. At the be.
| ginning of 1886, 1sl iobbing houses and
| firms dong wholesale business were
| carrying OH the wholesale trade in Oma.
| ha, Eleven of these firms have gone out
| of business, while forty-1ive new iobbing
houses have located here during the year.
| A compact exhibit of the various branches
of the Wholesale traffic IS embodied in the
| following statistics:
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
The jobbing trade in groceries and
provisions is carried on by the following
firms: Paxton & Gallagher, McCord,
Bros, Meyer " Raapke. Sloan johnson
" Co.. +. Il. Chapman Il Co., and Glad.
stone Bros. & Co. Their sales aggregate
for the year S7,420,000. This an increase
of Sl,4200O0 over the sales in 1885, or
about % per cent.
LUMBER.
The lumber trade of Omaha has as
sumed magnitude during the past two
years which can be best appreciated by
the following figures: Daring the year
1886 the lumber dealers of Omaha have
handled and sold ~, 100 car loads, repre-
senting $40, 100000 feet of lumber Their
sales aggregate So, coo. Eleven firms
are engaged in the wholesale lumber
trade at Omaha: Fred Gray, John A.
Wakefield, the Chicago Lumber com.
pany. the Howell Lumber company,
George A. Hoagland Lewis Bradford, +.
w. Harvey Lumber company, X. 5. New
comb Lumber company, &. N. Dictz,
Omaha Lumber company, and G.. ID.
Wyatt. During 1885 the aggregate sales
of lumber dealers in Omaha amounted
to f4,OD1,00 representing 10000, 900
feet. This shows an increase in the
lumber trade of over 30 per cent during
1886.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Omaha has become one of the leading
agricultural implement iobbng centers
in the west Several implement manu-.
factories have erected large and costly
warehouses in this city during the wear,
notably the Moline, Millburn d Stoddard
company, which will be followed by
other heavy concerns. Ton firms are en-
gagged in the agricultural implement
ger & Motcalf company Parlin Orcn-
dorf u Martin, Churchill Parker: William
Deering IL Co., the Mccormick Harvos-
ter company, Winona Implement com
pany, Moline, Nlillburn u Stoddard com
pany; Avery Planter company, Arm
strong, Pcttis Il Co., ID. NJ Osborne IL
Co. Their sales for the year aggregate
the preceding year or over 20 per cent
DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS.
A very marked growth has taken place
during the past year in the dry goods
and notions iobbng trade of Omaha.
The sales for the year aggregate 2,115,-
600, which is fully double the amount of
sales during the year 1885. The follow
ing firms are jobbcrs in dry goods and
notions: Tootlc, Maui & Co., III. T. Smith
" Co, Vineyard n Schneider, j. L. Rob
inson Notion company.
During the year 1885 the traffic in
steam, water and railway supplies WAS
reported ut 100000 During 1886 the
dealers sales have aggregated S2, 100, 900.
This is an increase OF 200 per cent. The
following firms are engaged IN this traf-
iic: A. l.. Strang company, Crane Bros.
manufacturing company, and United
States Wind, Engine and Pump com
pany.
HARDWARE, IRON AND WAGON STOCK.
The increase in the Wholesale trade in
hardware, iron and wagon stock during
1886 over that of 1885 has been remark
able. For 1886 the aggregate sales were
$2.0j0,00O, against $l,310,000 for 1885; or
a gain of over 50 per cent. The whole
sale dealers are Lee, Fried IL Co, Rector,
Wilholmy company, w. j. Broatch & Co.
and Edney Il Gibbon.
PRODUCE COMMISSION.
The branch of wholesale trade known
rs fruit and produce commission has
grown greatly during 1886. Tie sales
for the year aggregated 81, 1lS 900, against
81 100000 for 1885. The firms are: +,
Maroney Branch X Co, Keirchbraun ~
Son, r. Purvis, W, E.Riddell, Whitney ~
Sievers, Wiedeman ~ Co, Peycke Bros,
TroNell & Williams, Bingham * Son.
COAL.
The coal sold in Omaha during 1886
aggregated 23S, 81 tons, of which 81, .5j
tons were hard, and l10,3 soft. The
aggregate value of the coal sold was
IL ,4Gl, ,Slj. The firms engaged in the
trade are: Nebraska Fuel company,
Nebraska Coal and Lime company
Omaha Coal, Coke and Lime com pany,
Omaha Coal and Produce company
Coutant & Squires, Union Pacific Coal
company, Benzon & Co., j. w. Bedford,
G, b. Haycns d Co., j. j. johnson & Co.
LIQUORS AND WINES.
During 1886 the total wholesale wine
and liquor trade was Sl,315,000. The
following firms are engaged in it: Her X
q. w. Duncan IL Co, Heinrich d Frick,
=. Connolly d Co., Frank Dellone Il Co.,
Adler IL Heller.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
The increase during 1886 in the whole
sale boot and shoe trade was $500, 900,
the total sales for last year being 3 ,3O0,-
600. The firms are. w. V. Morse ~ Co,
Klrkendall, Jones IL Co, American Hand
Sewed Boot and Shoe Co.
DRUGS, DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES, ETC.
The total wholesale business in drugs
and druggists sundries for 1886 was
81 10000, gain of $3.50, 900 over 1885.
The houses are: Goodman Drug Co. |
Richardson Drug Co, successors), II. r. |
Clarke Drug Co, j. A. Fuller Il Co.
LEATHER, HIDES, PELTS, WOOL, ETC.
Marked advance of the wholesale trade
in these commodities is shown over the
business of 1885. The aggregate for 1886
is $9S5, ,0O0 to 100000 the year before.
oberne, Hoslck x CO., l.. G., Huntington
n Son, q. Brandenberg II Co., and {. L.
NOrthrope a Co, are the firms,
FURNITURE.
During 1886 another house has been
added 10 the wholesalers of furniture IN
Omaha, and the aggregate business is
swelled TO S9S0,0G0. The dealers are
Dewey d Stone and Chas. Shiverick.
TEAS, CoFFEES AND SPICES.
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